NUR 221 EXAM 1 NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL

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NUR 221 EXAM 1 NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL

EXAM COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND

CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)

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How much folic acid is recommended for women of childbearing age?

• 1.0 mg
• 0.4 mg
• 1.5 mg
• 2.0 mg - ANSWER- B. 0.4 mg

Latex allergy is suspected in a child with spina bifida.Appropriate nursing interventions include

• Avoiding using any latex product 1 / 3

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• Using only nonallergenic latex products
• Administering medication for long-term desensitization
• Teaching family about long-term management of asthma -

ANSWER- A. Avoiding using any latex product

When a 2-week-old infant is seen for irritability, poor appetite, and rapid head growth with observable distended scalp veins, the nurse recognizes these signs as indicative of

• Hydrocephalus
• Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)
• Cerebral palsy
• Reye's syndrome - ANSWER- A. Hydrocephalus

Which finding in an analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is consistent with a diagnosis of bacterial meningitis?

• CSF appears cloudy.
• CSF pressure is decreased.
• Few leukocytes are present. 2 / 3

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• Glucose level is increased compared with blood. -

ANSWER- A. CSF appears cloudy.

How should the nurse explain positioning for a lumbar puncture to a 5-year-old child?

• "You will be on your knees with your head down on the

table."

• "You will be able to sit up with your chin against your chest."
• "You will be on your side with the head of your bed slightly

raised."

• "You will lie on your side and bend your knees so that they

touch your chin." - ANSWER- D. "You will lie on your side and bend your knees so that they touch your chin."

What is the most appropriate nursing response to the father of a newborn infant with myelomeningocele who asks about the cause of this condition?

• "One of the parents carries a defective gene that causes

myelomeningocele."

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